Part 4
The sun went through the curtains of Usagi's bedroom window as she got prepared
for a new day of school. While she adjusted the red bow on her school uniform and
put her Cosmic Heart Brooch in place, Luna sat on her bed. She talked with Usagi.
Luna: "So this girl is a Sailor Senshi after all?"
Usagi: "Yup! And you know what? She's going to give us an 'insider' about her
past life. She claims to have been friends with me and the other girls." She then
turns to face Luna. "Say- do YOU remember K-chan, Luna?" she asks eagerly.
Luna: "Well...based on your description of her Senshi form, I think I remember her.
She was the only one with purple attire and she had amazing abilities like you girls."
Usagi: "Ah! (gets closer to Luna) Do you remember her NAME back then?! Hm?!"
Luna: "What do I look like? An encyclopedia with four legs?!"
Usagi: (nods) "In some ways, yes." Luna's head droops low, a giant sweatdrop rolling down it.
Luna: ".....In the Silver Millenium, I think your friend Krystal was known to those living in
the outer region of our solar system as Princess Shinju. Her princess name also doubles as
her Senshi identity name. I don't remember seeing her frequently, but-"
Flashbacks of the past spin through Luna's head as she talks. She remembers seeing
a slightly younger Princess Shinju sitting on the steps of the Moon Kingdom palace.
Luna: "-she occasionally visited us from her home planet, looking for someone to talk to."
Usagi: "Huh." Luna lied down on the sheets of Usagi's bed, memories still spinning in her head.
The more she talked about it, the more Luna seemed to regain images from the past.
Luna: "Back then, Shinju was about 4 years older than you, Usagi-chan- and months before
you died alongside Endymion, there was a terrible battle in the outer solar system."
Usagi: "What?"
Luna: "I heard all about it from Queen Serenity and even witnessed it. I'd tell you about
it myself....but- it's hard for me to tell anyone about something so, so devastating."
Usagi: "D-Devastating? Luna, how bad was this battle?!"
Luna: "It was very bad....that words can not express the suffering all those civilians
in the outer solar system had to face..."
The little cat lowered her head, now showing a frown on her face. Usagi's eyes began
to water. Judging from that sad expression she saw on her little friend, she started
wondering if it was a mistake to get Krystal to tell her about the unclear past.
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Around the same time period, Krystal walked all by herself to school. Derek had gone
ahead of her to take care of academic-based situations. The entire walk was absolutely silent.
Krystal: "I hope Usagi-chan is ready." she says.
She looks into her backpack as she continues to walk to school. She reaches in, and
pulls out what looks like a crystal ball. The only unusual thing about it was the thick
crimson smoke generating from the inside of it. Krystal gets an uneasy feeling.
Krystal: "I swore never to look at the past again...but- I guess I really can't do that, now can I?"
And with that being said, she returned the crystal ball into her backpack- and she kept walking.
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By the time lunch period went into effect, Usagi was out of the building as soon as the bell rang.
The other Senshi decided to join her and see what would happen in the meeting. Already, most of
the team began having second thoughts. They stood in a well-hidden area and talked while they waited.
Minako: "Where could that girl be? I don't see her anywhere!"
Usagi: "Ah, you can expect that from K-chan, I guess. She'll come, though! You'll see!"
Rei: "Usagi-chan...think this is still a good idea to pry into our past lives as well as HERS, too?"
Usagi: "In some ways, yes. But after what Luna discussed with me this morning-"
Ami: "Eh? What did Luna say?"
Usagi: "She mentioned something about there being a bad battle in the past other than the one
we all had to suffer in. In the outer solar system- an even uglier fight destroyed many things...
or so I've been told. Luna told me that shortly after telling me more about Princess Shinju."
Rei: "Princess Shinju?"
Usagi: "Oh yeah! That is K-chan's past exisistence in the Silver Millenium!
And her Senshi name is Sailor Shinju! Cute, huh?"
Rei: "Shinju..." (in her head) "That's Japanese for 'pearl'. Interesting..."
Krystal: "There you are, girls! I've been looking for you!"
The group heard the gentle voice call out from behind them, and they turned to see Krystal
smiling and staring back at them. She carried the crystal ball in her hand.
Makoto: "K-chan! Nice to see you again!"
Krystal: "You're all here?"
Ami: "Of course! We all want to take a gimpse of the past."
Minako: "We did see part of our past lives once before, but let's just say we
want to go a little further. You know what I mean?"
Krystal: "I suppose." She glances at Usagi, still smiling.
Usagi: "....Um- K-chan? Were you....um...."
Krystal: "Hm?"
Usagi: "...Nevermind."
Makoto: "So how exactly will we obtain our past memories, anyway?"
Krystal: "With THIS!" She finally reveals the crystal ball to everybody.
The smoke inside had changed colors from a bloody crimson to a pretty blue.
Usagi: "Wow! What is that?"
Krystal: "It's called the 'Memory Circle'. It's a special gift I had been given when
I reawakened as Sailor Shinju in this world. With this device, you can regain memories
from any time period you want to. It's rather effective. A little...TOO effective."
Usagi: "Neato! I could use that in case I lose track of something!"
Rei: "But then what will you do if you lose the Memory Circle? Huh?"
Usagi: (angrily) "Rei-chan..."
Rei: "Enough bickering. Let's get this show on the road!"
Krystal: (nod) "All right. Now come closer and look into the center of the ball."
She stretched out her arms and held the Memory Circle in both hands. The Senshi
walked slowly towards her and they each began staring into the center. The blue
color of the smoke attracted them and they couldn't stop staring. Suddenly, an
aura of white energy began surrounding itself around Krystal again as she focused
on the blue ball she grasped. Still- the Senshi kept their eyes on the Memory Circle.
When she had released enough energy, the blue smoke changed to a bright golden yellow
and it started to make the ball glow brightly. The girls started to panic from the sight.
Usagi: "W-W-WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!!"
Despite her shrieks, the ball continued glowing. The schoolyard was eventually filled with
the golden light of the Memory Circle. 10 seconds later-
-the girls had disappeared.
Part 4: End
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The sun went through the curtains of Usagi's bedroom window as she got prepared
for a new day of school. While she adjusted the red bow on her school uniform and
put her Cosmic Heart Brooch in place, Luna sat on her bed. She talked with Usagi.
Luna: "So this girl is a Sailor Senshi after all?"
Usagi: "Yup! And you know what? She's going to give us an 'insider' about her
past life. She claims to have been friends with me and the other girls." She then
turns to face Luna. "Say- do YOU remember K-chan, Luna?" she asks eagerly.
Luna: "Well...based on your description of her Senshi form, I think I remember her.
She was the only one with purple attire and she had amazing abilities like you girls."
Usagi: "Ah! (gets closer to Luna) Do you remember her NAME back then?! Hm?!"
Luna: "What do I look like? An encyclopedia with four legs?!"
Usagi: (nods) "In some ways, yes." Luna's head droops low, a giant sweatdrop rolling down it.
Luna: ".....In the Silver Millenium, I think your friend Krystal was known to those living in
the outer region of our solar system as Princess Shinju. Her princess name also doubles as
her Senshi identity name. I don't remember seeing her frequently, but-"
Flashbacks of the past spin through Luna's head as she talks. She remembers seeing
a slightly younger Princess Shinju sitting on the steps of the Moon Kingdom palace.
Luna: "-she occasionally visited us from her home planet, looking for someone to talk to."
Usagi: "Huh." Luna lied down on the sheets of Usagi's bed, memories still spinning in her head.
The more she talked about it, the more Luna seemed to regain images from the past.
Luna: "Back then, Shinju was about 4 years older than you, Usagi-chan- and months before
you died alongside Endymion, there was a terrible battle in the outer solar system."
Usagi: "What?"
Luna: "I heard all about it from Queen Serenity and even witnessed it. I'd tell you about
it myself....but- it's hard for me to tell anyone about something so, so devastating."
Usagi: "D-Devastating? Luna, how bad was this battle?!"
Luna: "It was very bad....that words can not express the suffering all those civilians
in the outer solar system had to face..."
The little cat lowered her head, now showing a frown on her face. Usagi's eyes began
to water. Judging from that sad expression she saw on her little friend, she started
wondering if it was a mistake to get Krystal to tell her about the unclear past.
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Around the same time period, Krystal walked all by herself to school. Derek had gone
ahead of her to take care of academic-based situations. The entire walk was absolutely silent.
Krystal: "I hope Usagi-chan is ready." she says.
She looks into her backpack as she continues to walk to school. She reaches in, and
pulls out what looks like a crystal ball. The only unusual thing about it was the thick
crimson smoke generating from the inside of it. Krystal gets an uneasy feeling.
Krystal: "I swore never to look at the past again...but- I guess I really can't do that, now can I?"
And with that being said, she returned the crystal ball into her backpack- and she kept walking.
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By the time lunch period went into effect, Usagi was out of the building as soon as the bell rang.
The other Senshi decided to join her and see what would happen in the meeting. Already, most of
the team began having second thoughts. They stood in a well-hidden area and talked while they waited.
Minako: "Where could that girl be? I don't see her anywhere!"
Usagi: "Ah, you can expect that from K-chan, I guess. She'll come, though! You'll see!"
Rei: "Usagi-chan...think this is still a good idea to pry into our past lives as well as HERS, too?"
Usagi: "In some ways, yes. But after what Luna discussed with me this morning-"
Ami: "Eh? What did Luna say?"
Usagi: "She mentioned something about there being a bad battle in the past other than the one
we all had to suffer in. In the outer solar system- an even uglier fight destroyed many things...
or so I've been told. Luna told me that shortly after telling me more about Princess Shinju."
Rei: "Princess Shinju?"
Usagi: "Oh yeah! That is K-chan's past exisistence in the Silver Millenium!
And her Senshi name is Sailor Shinju! Cute, huh?"
Rei: "Shinju..." (in her head) "That's Japanese for 'pearl'. Interesting..."
Krystal: "There you are, girls! I've been looking for you!"
The group heard the gentle voice call out from behind them, and they turned to see Krystal
smiling and staring back at them. She carried the crystal ball in her hand.
Makoto: "K-chan! Nice to see you again!"
Krystal: "You're all here?"
Ami: "Of course! We all want to take a gimpse of the past."
Minako: "We did see part of our past lives once before, but let's just say we
want to go a little further. You know what I mean?"
Krystal: "I suppose." She glances at Usagi, still smiling.
Usagi: "....Um- K-chan? Were you....um...."
Krystal: "Hm?"
Usagi: "...Nevermind."
Makoto: "So how exactly will we obtain our past memories, anyway?"
Krystal: "With THIS!" She finally reveals the crystal ball to everybody.
The smoke inside had changed colors from a bloody crimson to a pretty blue.
Usagi: "Wow! What is that?"
Krystal: "It's called the 'Memory Circle'. It's a special gift I had been given when
I reawakened as Sailor Shinju in this world. With this device, you can regain memories
from any time period you want to. It's rather effective. A little...TOO effective."
Usagi: "Neato! I could use that in case I lose track of something!"
Rei: "But then what will you do if you lose the Memory Circle? Huh?"
Usagi: (angrily) "Rei-chan..."
Rei: "Enough bickering. Let's get this show on the road!"
Krystal: (nod) "All right. Now come closer and look into the center of the ball."
She stretched out her arms and held the Memory Circle in both hands. The Senshi
walked slowly towards her and they each began staring into the center. The blue
color of the smoke attracted them and they couldn't stop staring. Suddenly, an
aura of white energy began surrounding itself around Krystal again as she focused
on the blue ball she grasped. Still- the Senshi kept their eyes on the Memory Circle.
When she had released enough energy, the blue smoke changed to a bright golden yellow
and it started to make the ball glow brightly. The girls started to panic from the sight.
Usagi: "W-W-WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!!"
Despite her shrieks, the ball continued glowing. The schoolyard was eventually filled with
the golden light of the Memory Circle. 10 seconds later-
-the girls had disappeared.
Part 4: End
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